Kajian Kinerja Organoclay Bentonit Terinterkalasi Poli-DADMAC Sebagai Flokulasn Limbah Cair Tahu

Studies of Bentonite intercalated organoclay performance polyi-DADMAC as flocculants wastewater of tahu has been done. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Bentonite intercalated organoclay poly-DADMAC as flocculants wastewater of Tahu. Bentonite intercalated organoclay poly-DADMAC are synthesized by reacting 10 g of bentonite with 100 mL of poly-DADMAC 4%. The shift in spectral analysis of XRD and FTIR results showed the success of the process of intercalation of bentonite with poly-DADMAC. Coagulation-flocculation using Jar test with the rapid stirring speed of 120 rpm for 1 minute and 20 rpm slow stirring. Organoclay flocculant performance review includes a variation type of flocculant, flocculant mass, contact time flocculation and variations in the type of dilution. Rated maximum effectiveness of COD reduction occurs at 35.7% in the type of flocculant addition of organoclay with a mass of 0.05 g and a contact time of 40 minutes flocculation. Coagulation-flocculation process of wastewater of Tahu using flocculants organoclay decrease COD from 1145.76 mg / L to 833.28 mg / L. However, coagulation-flocculation of wastewater of Tahu did not lower the pH of the waste significantly, decreasing pH occurs from 3.836 to 3.448.